new Dell Precision 5510 (Twin of XPS15)

Well you thought right, the Xeon CPU does support the ECC memory by design, but ECC is not implemented inside the CPU itself.

ECC stands for Error-correcting code memory, which is a type of computer data storage that can detect and correct the most common kinds of internal data corruptions. ECC memory is used in most computers where data corruption cannot be tolerated under any circumstances, such as scientific, financial, and engineering computing needs.

Basically what it means is that you will get a much better solid performance from your system without running into various memory generated corruption messages like the system halts and the blue screens.

But all this error checking comes at the price of speed which means that the ECC ram modules are not as snappy as the same None-ECC memory modules equivalents. Usually, gamers and people with not so sensitive workloads opt for the Non-ECC memory as its more readily available and needs no underlying CPU support.

 

Only HDMI 2.0 supports 4k@60Hz, and the laptop has (from what I've read) a 1.4 port, which is capped at 30 Hz for 4k.

 

Just got my 5510 and going to replace the pm951 with a 950 pro. I am new to Dell, and my question is how to make a factor recovery usb drive to quickly restore the system to the new drive?

 

Thanks for the input. Think I'll buy with standard none-ECC an upgrade later - maybe go for 32GB - but I think my money is better spent on a 950 Pro. I really like the size of the 5510 over the 7710. My work day is a mix of Adobe Premiere, Indesign, Photoshop, loads of data in Excel and Dynamic AX. I very offend bring the laptop to meetings and also have it with me every night on the couch Both E3-1535M and ECC will bump the price a lot - to bad we can't verify the options in the future.

I'll keep an eye on this drive at Black Friday
https://www.proshop.dk/Harddisk/950-Pro-SSD-M2-2280-512GB/2517704?s=samsung+950+pro

 

Many XPS 15 users have posted different suggestions - as it also has the PM951

 

Don't you guys mean the sm951? either way the sm951 is essentially the OEM version of the 950 Pro and tests show that it works better under heavy load. It is also not prone to heat throttling as much as the 950 Pro which theoretically makes it a better choice for the small confines of a laptop this size.

 

Based on your use case I would say that you can tremendously benefit from the reliability of an ECC memory. Personally, I'd rather wait for the ECC memory as I have no intention of paying for the same thing twice and then end up with something that I am not going to use ever again.

It's a good purchase but as my previous post mentioned, from the looks of it the 5510 comes in with the OEM version of the same model which performs on par and at times even better than the 950 Pro which renders the idea of an upgrade moot

 

First post here shows PM951, not SM http://forum.notebookreview.com/threads/dell-precision-5510-owners-review.784464/

 

No it is PM951. Not SM951

 

###Disregard this post - as it was clarified in a later post in the next page, I was wrong!####

According to the Samsung website PM951 is the same as SM951. They are both the OEM version of the 950 Pro but for different regions basically -

http://www.samsung.com/semiconductor/products/flash-storage/client-ssd/

http://www.samsung.com/semiconductor/products/flash-storage/client-ssd/